James Langevin

James Langevin (22 April 1964-) was a member of the US House of Representatives (D-RI 2) from 3 January 2001, succeeding Bob Weygand.

Biography
James Langevin was born in Providence, Rhode Island in 1964, and he was paralyzed as the result of an accidental shooting when he was 16. In 1986, he was elected to the state's constitutional convention, and he served in the Rhode Island House of Representatives from 1989 to 1995, as Secretary of State of Rhode Island from 1995 to 2001, and in the US House of Representatives from 2001. He was a Democratic Party member.